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One Month Into the US-Israel War on Iran: Global Crisis Deepens as Conflict Escalates

The US and Israel launched a major military campaign against Iran on February 28, 2026, sparking a month-long conflict that has rapidly expanded across the Middle East and beyond.

Despite initial hopes for a swift victory, the war has become a protracted struggle, with Iran employing economic attrition and insurgent tactics to counter superior US-Israeli firepower. The conflict has destabilized global energy markets, driven up prices, and threatened key maritime chokepoints, while also drawing in regional actors like the Yemeni Houthis. Ceasefire talks have stalled, and both sides appear entrenched, with no clear end in sight.

The war is reshaping the global economic and political order, exposing vulnerabilities in US and Israeli strategies and raising fears of a drawn-out 'forever war.'

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 @BCKVRF3Democrat  from Arkansas  commented…3mos3MO

War should not be a first and/or only solution for any conflict. It affects the entire country and the people of the country are typically always involved. Trump is not helping with anything he is doing in office and he is not fit for being a president. The U.S. needs to say out of it or try to resolve it in a more gentle way. The U.S. has came so far when it comes to how many wars they have been in. Creating war is not fair to the people of either side, and theres not any reason for just now starting a war.

 @BCKDZXBIndependence from North Carolina  commented…3mos3MO

THE UNITED STATES NEEDS TO STOP FUNDING THIS "COUNTRY" THAT USES THE EXPLOITATION OF CHILDREN AS LEVERAGE TO GET WHAT THEY WANT OUT OF THE UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT. THEY DO NOT HAVE THE RIGHT TO USE THE US TAXPAYERS DOLLARS FOR SUCH ATROCITIES. WE FUND ISRAEL SO MUCH, YET CANT EVEN HELP OUR OWN PEOPLE IN OUR OWN COUNTRY.

 @B9VCZFLSocialist  from Missouri  commented…3mos3MO

Bad. Bad bad bad. BAD BAD BAD BAD idea.

 @BCKFSYX  from Texas  commented…3mos3MO

I think it's important to show citizens what is occurring outside of our own country. I heavily disagree with the war itself though.

 @BCKDRTJ from Maine  commented…3mos3MO

becaues we are in war rn and that is not good

 @BCKGGGCDemocrat from Massachusetts  commented…3mos3MO

We should not have gone to war without congressional approval

 @BCKFJ2X from Virginia  commented…3mos3MO

we have zero reason to go to war with iran

 @BCKGYJG from North Carolina  commented…3mos3MO

To stop the shooting and killing, kidnapping

 @BCKCX9J from Texas  commented…3mos3MO

this is an unnecessary war that is pointless

 @BCKFFX2Independent from Florida  commented…3mos3MO

its all a show and Israel is controlling and telling our government what to do and has controlled us for a long time.

 @BCKG4LW from North Dakota  commented…3mos3MO

i dont want to go to war with iran. im thinking of becoming apart of the % of suicide.

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 @ISIDEWITH submitted…2yrs2Y

A Moment of Darkness': Washington Post's No-Endorsement Decision Ignites Media Firestorm

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